Elephant Fiction

"Imagine-toi qu'au temps jadis, l'Éléphant n'avait pas de trompe. Il n'avait qu'un nez noiraud, courtaud, et gros comme une botte. Il pouvait bien le tortiller de droite et de gauche, mais non pas ramasser des choses avec." "L'Enfant d'éléphant" (1902) est un conte racontant pourquoi la trompe de l'éléphant est si grande. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) était un auteur britannique. Né en Inde, il est surtout connu pour son roman "Le Livre de la Jungle". Il fut à la fois le premier anglais et le plus jeune lauréat (42 ans) à recevoir le Prix Nobel de littérature.

Ellie wakes up excited for a day at the zoo where she gets to see her very favorite animals, elephants, and not just ordinary elephants, emerald ones. Not only that, she meets emus, eagles, and elk. This story is a fun listen for children as it takes the use of alliteration as a literary device to help listeners in sounding the letter E.

Follow the adventures of Peanut the Elephant and her friends at the zoo! Peanut is a very happy elephant and she has lots of playful and adorable friends.

Ellie is the nicest animal in the jungle, but she is very sad. Her friends Lyle the lion, Fatima the flamingo, Rex the rhino, and Micky the monkey want to find out why! Each story is easy to comprehend and exciting. Join in on a great listening experience with friends and family, whether you're traveling, in a waiting room, or closing in on bedtime.

Solicitor, journalist, poet, and war veteran, Andrew Barton Paterson is today best known for his colorful and jingoistic verse, in particular The Man from Snowy River. Paterson's prose works include An Outback Marriage (1906), and Three Elephant Power and Other Stories (1917), the latter being a collection of tall tales and serious (but often humorous) reporting.

“What Would You See at a Beach: An Elephant in a Hot Air Balloon” invites children out to the beach, on a nice warm day, presenting a delightful blend of reality and imagination. With its vibrant and captivating colors, this picture book captures the attention of young listeners and keeps them engaged as they actively participate by answering questions aloud.

The Last Elephant in New York City is the story of Maxwell, a Ghanaian wildlife ranger, Jessie, an American researcher, and the elephant that united them. On a decades-long mission of compassion, this is a journey of heartbreak, hope, and redemption, laid out in snapshots, like memory itself. Illustrating the worst and best of humanity, it's a glimpse of parallel worlds - the ongoing sorrows of African elephant poaching and the struggles of life for elephants in zoos. Listen to it with someone you love.

This first book is about the adventures and mischief that one young boy gets up to with his family. A very cleverly designed funny and imaginative children’s book for children ages three to seven years. Enjoy the fun as Aiden becomes the personalities of some clever, cheeky, and sometimes scary animals, as he goes along with his daily activities.

Baby Edward stories are designed to help your children get to sleep at bedtime. Children are drawn in to the rhythmic and melodic nature of the adventure, and as the journey unfolds, so do the tricks to lull the listener to sleep. In this story, the fifth of the series, the young elephants go looking for a secret.

Hannibal must transport 60 war elephants from Carthage in North Africa across the Middle Sea to Iberia. He has to train his people to accomplish this difficult task. The first part of this project is to load one elephant on a ship and sail to the East on the 18-day voyage. He has chosen his largest elephant, Obolus, to use in the training of his men.

Full of brilliant wit, dynamic energy, and a heavy dose of reality, Love Poems for Married People takes the poetic form, turns it upside-down, and leaves it in the dishwasher to dry. Inspired by one of the most shared New Yorker pieces of all time, this collection captures the reality of life once the spark of a relationship has settled - and hilariously so. With brand new pieces that cover all areas of married life, Kenney's wry observations and sharp humor remind us exactly what it's like to spend the rest of your life with the person you love.

With the same brilliant wit and biting realism that made Love Poems for Married People, Love Poems for People with Children, and Love Poems for Anxious People such hits, John Kenney is back with a brand new collection that tackles the hilarity of life in the office. From waiting in line for the printer and revising spreadsheet after spreadsheet, to lukewarm coffee, office politics, and the daily patterns of your most annoying - and lovable - coworkers, Kenney masterfully captures the warmth and humor of working the "9 to 5" in today's modern era.

En casa de Linda y Emily Wright, madre e hija colaboran estrechamente, ríen mucho y lloran alguna que otra vez, comen verduras (pero también muffins), dicen «gracias», «por favor» y «lo siento». Y resuelven casos misteriosos. Juntas.

Coast's Toy Store in New York City is home to many fantastic toys. Calpurnia is a delightful elephant who inspires everyone in the shop with her joy. She wants one experience, though: to be the chosen toy atop the store's famous pink pedestal. Surrounded by good friends, especially a young lion named Humphrey, Calpurnia comes to realize that being with those we love is more important than being in the spotlight.

Roxi is a rescue dog with a nice life. She wants all the animals in the world to have a nice life too. In this story, Roxi heads down Elephant-Trunk-Road, where she finds happy and sad elephants. With her superhero powers and her message about kindness, Roxi helps the sad elephants and her story has a happy ending.

Set in the East, it features the cunning exploits of a hungry jackal. The jackal seeks to hoodwink the Emperor's favorite ritual elephant into taking him the long distance into fertile pastures, where he knows a meal will be waiting for him. But the jackal doesn't account for just how astute the elephant is.

The short-nosed elephants go down to the river to get a drink. But lurking in the depths is a crafty crocodile, who would love to eat one of these big animals. He chooses a young elephant and grabs a hold of his stubby nose. A lengthy struggle ensues. Eventually the young elephant breaks free, but his nose has taken on a long winding shape.

Сказка о маленьком слонёнке, который был очень любознательным, и о крокодиле, который вытянул ему нос.

When Grief first arrives, it is an elephant—so big that there is hardly room for anything else. But over time, Grief becomes smaller and smaller—first a deer, a fox, then a mouse, and finally a flickering firefly in the darkness leading us down a path of loving remembrance.

After the discovery of serial killers in episode one, an ambitious journalist threatens to expose another Farmerville secret. Conspiracies and nightmares loom as Deputy Ron and his daughter struggle with their experiences and emotions. Is there a supernatural element at work or is it just paranoia, and what does a pig farm have to do with anything?